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Privacy by default

While companies tout the importance of user privacy, few put their money where their mouth is – or in our case, actually live and breathe the concept the way we do as a company. From how we think about our Product to the way we implement our Marketing, Sentry’s take on privacy is rooted in three key fundamentals: Don’t make me choose, think like your customer, and build for tomorrow today.

We removed advertising cookies, & here's what happened | Sentry

This is not another abstract post about what the ramifications of the cookieless future might be; Sentry actually removed cookies from our website a few months ago. Here’s how it impacted us positively and negatively, in both expected and unexpected ways. I hope this can serve as a guide or inspire others who are considering making this change.

Data Architecture for Business Data & AI Projects

Like physical architecture, the architecture running your business data — any and compute-intensive AI projects — is important. This data architecture governs a very important part of your business: how well users can translate raw information into real knowledge and actionable insights. Today, your data architecture is getting perhaps more attention than ever before. And that’s all thanks to usable AIs that now exist.

The Benefits and Drawbacks of SNMP and Streaming Telemetry

Is SNMP on life support, or is it as relevant today as ever? The answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no. SNMP is reliable, customizable, and very widely supported. However, SNMP has some serious limitations, especially for modern network monitoring — limitations that streaming telemetry solves. In this post, learn about the advantages and drawbacks of SNMP and streaming telemetry and why they should both be a part of a network visibility strategy.

Q&A: IT Automation Best Practices for 2024, Part One

Editor’s Note: This blog is the first of a two-part series that recaps our first-ever “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session. Part 2, to include questions 5-9, is set to publish next Tuesday. Seems like there’s an overload of burning, tough questions surrounding IT automation and orchestration, doesn’t it?

How AI can change the game in the database and streaming system optimization field

The net result of an AI-powered optimization process is not only a better data experience, but also increased developer productivity. Once the teams are aware of what can be automated, the improvements can not only speed things up but reduce costs.

Cribl Stream's Replay vs Cribl Search's Send: Understanding the Differences

In today’s contemporary landscape, organizations produce more data than ever, which needs to be collected, stored, analyzed, and retained, but not necessarily in that order. Historically, most vendors’ analysis tools were also the retention point for that data. Still, while this may first appear to be the best option for performance, we have quickly seen it creates significant problems.

Receive zipped messages (or files) in BizTalk Server Solutions

Welcome again to another BizTalk Server to Azure Integration Services blog post. In my previous blog post, I discussed how to send zipped messages or files. Today, we will discuss the same topic but in the opposite direction, which is also a classic requirement in legacy BizTalk Server solutions: How do you receive zipped messages (files)?

Easy Ways to Fix Unrecognized Database Format Error in MS Access

You may experience the "unrecognized database format" error in MS Access when trying to open the ACCDB/MDB files. It indicates the application fails to read the database file format. Due to this error, you may fail to open the database. There could be several reasons behind this error. This guide will discuss some easy and effective methods to resolve this error. It will also mention an access database recovery software that can help fix the error if corruption is the cause behind this error.

Unveiling Red Teaming Services

Red teaming is a powerful tool for testing the strength of your organization's cybersecurity program. However, it's easy to think of red teaming services as an expensive luxury that you can't afford. The truth is that these services are essential if you want to be sure that your defenses are up to snuff, and they can be done relatively cheaply. In fact, they're so important that many companies have adopted them as part of their regular operations before they've ever been breached by hackers.